JRebel 5.3 Released: Glassfish 4, JBoss 7, OpenWebBeans & Spring integration improvements
Last week, JRebel 5.3 was released bringing a number of improvements and support for more frameworks.
JRebel 5.2 Released – Updates for Apache Camel, Spring Framework, JDeveloper & IDE plugins
Ah, release day. Always an awesome day. Even though the real milestones have been passed, this is the first day that we’re announcing JRebel 5.2 to the public. Woot! Between JRebel 5.1 and 5.2, we delivered 3 minor releases (5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3), spending a lot of time on improving existing functionality rather than adding completely new features; however, we still have some new stuff for you, here is the list real fast…
Your Next Java Web App: Less XML, No Long Restarts, Fewer Hassles (Part 1)
Note: This tutorial is gonna show you how to code Java without any of the traditional B.S., like XML and app server restarts. It’s split into 3 parts so that your brain doesn’t freak out at a 50 meter long webpage. Enjoy!
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Did you realize that Hibernate has been around for more than 10 years? And Spring will begin its second decade next year? There was a time when Spring+Hibernate was widely considered an unofficial industry standard, but today is portrayed as an ancient beast whose XML appetite kills little rainbow scroll wheels. That assessment is not true, however. Both technologies have seen continuous development and are still competitive today.
Doesn’t it make more sense to compare apples to apples? For example, don’t put JEE6 with CDI up against Spring 1.0. Spring and Hibernate don’t require three miles of XML anymore. In fact, it’s possible to set them both up with zero lines of XML.
With servlet 3.0, even web.xml can go the way of the dodo. When all you’re trying to accomplish is a simple helloWorld guestbook, then Java, Spring and Hibernate will require more effort to get there, but can you name any app which is that trivial in real life? Proper applications are expected to satisfy far greater needs, both functional and non-functional, which is the area where Java, supported by wisely-chosen tools & frameworks, really shines.
Your Next Java Web App: Less XML, No Long Restarts, Fewer Hassles (Part 2)
Note: This tutorial continues from Part 1 and is gonna show you how to code Java without any of the traditional B.S., like XML and app server restarts. It’s split into 3 parts so that your brain doesn’t freak out at a 50 meter long webpage. Enjoy!
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Introducing Hibernate
Adding Hibernate to the mix is rather easy. All I need to do is add a few beans to the WebappConfig class. Which beans to add depends whether you wish to stick to the classic Hibernate API that uses SessionFactory or switch to a modern JPA, which uses EntityManager instead. Note that JPA is a specification and we’re still using Hibernate as an implementation. The basic concepts and programming model are the same for classic Hibernate and JPA, but in my opinion JPA is easier to set up and more beautiful, not to mention it being an official JEE specification. By the way, even when using plain old Hibernate, the class annotations such as @Entity still belong to JPA.
Your Next Java Web App: Less XML, No Long Restarts, Fewer Hassles (Part 3)
Note: This tutorial continues from Part 2 and is gonna show you how to code Java without any of the traditional B.S., like tons of XML and app server restarts. It’s split into 3 parts so that your brain doesn’t freak out at a 50 meter long webpage. Enjoy!
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
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Enough with the setup, let’s write some code!
Once upon a time, Sun started with the PetStore sample application and Spring continued it with the PetClinic. Now that the cute little goblins have been bought and cared for, let’s publish their pictures for the whole world to see – introducing Snoutbook!
JRebel 4.6.2 Released
This week we released a new minor version of JRebel. You can download the latest version of JRebel right now.Read more
Java is dead? 9 million devs disagree
Java is not dead…in fact, it’s got more than enough energy to kick your app in the butt. Too often, critics focus on niche issues and make unfair comparisons to other technologies or languages that do not have the same level of widespread use, applicability or history as Java. It’s like comparing a car to a carpet.Read more
JavaRebel 2.0.2 Released
JavaRebel 2.0.2 was released today, and with it we’ve got a few announcements:Read more
